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The TSA learns a tough lesson about what happens when a shoe bomb detonates. Also, when a ticking device is discovered on an active jetway, security clears a massive blast radius, disrupting the airport's operations.

From This Episode

Darius Bradshaw

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Operations control room agent, Darius Bradshaw, waits for a response after paging a passenger that has dropped off a ticking bag.9601280

Operations control room agent, Darius Bradshaw, waits for a response after paging a passenger that has dropped off a ticking bag.

Salvador Flores

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Customs and Border Protection officer Salvador Flores explains that all operations near the ticking bag have been shut down. Flights cannot leave and no one is allowed in the area. 9601280

Customs and Border Protection officer Salvador Flores explains that all operations near the ticking bag have been shut down. Flights cannot leave and no one is allowed in the area.

Fire Rescue Truck

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A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck approaches the ticking bag perimeter on the airfield.9601280

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck approaches the ticking bag perimeter on the airfield.

Switch Blade Posse

Bomb Squad

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A member of the Miami-Dade Police bomb squad prepares to carefully investigate a ticking device located inside a passenger's bag. 9601280

A member of the Miami-Dade Police bomb squad prepares to carefully investigate a ticking device located inside a passenger's bag.

K-9 Unit

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Miami-Dade Police bring in the K-9 unit to sweep the remaining bags for any potential explosives.9601280

Miami-Dade Police bring in the K-9 unit to sweep the remaining bags for any potential explosives.

Tony Cooper

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Terminal operations senior agent, Tony Cooper, describes how calms passengers down who are concerned about what has caused an evacuation to a section of the terminal.9601280

Terminal operations senior agent, Tony Cooper, describes how calms passengers down who are concerned about what has caused an evacuation to a section of the terminal.

Clearing the Luggage

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Explosive detection police K-9s use their keen sense of smell to sweep and clear all luggage onboard the flight carrying a ticking bag.9601280

Explosive detection police K-9s use their keen sense of smell to sweep and clear all luggage onboard the flight carrying a ticking bag.

Lauren Stover

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Although the K-9 sweep cleared the rest of the bags of any explosives, Lauren Stover stays in contact with the police to find out what is in the bag, as well as what the passenger's intentions are. 9601280

Although the K-9 sweep cleared the rest of the bags of any explosives, Lauren Stover stays in contact with the police to find out what is in the bag, as well as what the passenger's intentions are.

Ken Pyatt

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Deputy director, Ken Pyatt, describes how the ticking bag incident is delaying flight departures from this section of the airfield.9601280

Deputy director, Ken Pyatt, describes how the ticking bag incident is delaying flight departures from this section of the airfield.

Steven Eisman

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A passenger hands Customs and Border Protection supervisor, Steven Eisman, a bag containing chunks of wood from a 5,000-year-old tree. A Customs and Border Protection Agricultural Specialist will inspect the wood for pests.9601280

A passenger hands Customs and Border Protection supervisor, Steven Eisman, a bag containing chunks of wood from a 5,000-year-old tree. A Customs and Border Protection Agricultural Specialist will inspect the wood for pests.

Explosive Device

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What appears to be a cuddly teddy bear is, in fact, an improvised explosive device used in a TSA demonstration to show how terrorists can conceal threatening weapons. 9601280

What appears to be a cuddly teddy bear is, in fact, an improvised explosive device used in a TSA demonstration to show how terrorists can conceal threatening weapons.

Daniel Tabares

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TSA supervisor, Daniel Tabares, describes the Richard Reid shoe-bombing incident. Richard Reid was an Englishman who attempted to detonate explosives packed into his shoes on a flight to Miami.9601280

TSA supervisor, Daniel Tabares, describes the Richard Reid shoe-bombing incident. Richard Reid was an Englishman who attempted to detonate explosives packed into his shoes on a flight to Miami.